Well, I finally got around to doing the final assembly on an Ultra
Karma...pretty much a case of putting my money where my mouth is. My
initial experimentations seemed to come together pretty well. Now that I
know where to Dremel and where not too, the next one will be a lot quicker.
Now all I have to do is sell them!

For more
information about my Repair Depot please check out my website
www.karmalimbo.com.

N.B. All the pics below can be clicked on to see a much bigger version
(oooo...I love that 8Mpix Cybershot!)

1. The assembled Ultra internals (left) in
comparison to the stock Karma (right). Note the DC power jack on
the right for the external battery pack (Li-Ion/Li-Poly only). It
is epoxied onto the mainboard in a spot where there is a convenient
blank spot. It is almost like there was something meant to be
there. Even the case is already cut out there.

2. Comparison of heights, Ultra on left and stock Karma on
right. The thinner (smaller capacity) battery partly makes up for
the thicker hard drive.

3. Most of the Dremeling is on the back half of
the case. Here is a side-by-side showing what I carved away (Ultra
left, stock Karma right).

4. Case together now. I had to carve the DC jack a bit
to conform to the rubber side piece. Note the textured black paint
job; this case was in pretty worn shape to begin with, but you'd never
know.

5. Quick shot of the back showing how the battery
fits into the carved out case.

6. All but the front lens/bezel on now...See, it fits!

7. Put her in the dock and fire up the flash
utility.

8. Synched up and ready to go. Check out the MB free in
the bottom right...sweet!